August 24, 2010

  

jonesville point

a walk way to the sea and sky

this little bridge is at the end of the point

and charlie, our guide, who took us

through the mangroves

told us

'dis is where we's goes swimmin'

da wada she be real clear here'

oh i should tell you!

while i was flying home 

to roatan 

a couple of ladies overheard that i lived

in roatan and one of them

joanna

came over and asked if i'd take them on a tour

of course!

we had a great day together

isabel and joanna

two wonderful chicks 

from new york

made my day!

we went to miss peggy's clinic where

joanna gave a donation of medical supplies

then we went to jonesville

through the mangroves

enjoyed a nice visit with flora at 

punta gorda and the serene quiet of 

the simple  life there

went through coxen hole

visited the 'made in roatan' shop

where we picked up bob

then they wanted to go up in the colonia

so i took them there

we ran into roberto (not literally)

from channel 4 

and he introduced us to a family

so poor

yet so happy.

a young girl was there happily washing clothes outside

by hand

when he told us that the 8 year old girl

hadn't gone to school yet

both isabel (a teacher)

and i (a softie)

both started to cry.

there are so many needs on this island.

we need wisdom to know what to do

i gave them some money to help with food

but i think i will go back there with more for them

or perhaps you'd like to sponsor

the girl to go to school??

it costs about 500L (35.00) a year

for school supplies, fees

and the uniform to go to school.

let me know.

xo

June 19, 2010

my kind of traffic

today i took a couple of volunteers for a tour

to the east side

my favorite area of the island

this photo was taken 

while in jonesville

jonesville could be called the venice of roatan

since most people live along the shores of the bight

and use boats as the main way of transportation

we had a great tour through the mangroves

explored punta gorda

and gave the girls a chance to swim with  nurse sharks, turtles 

and stingrays
(yes it is safe)

a great day!!!

the plus was that bob decided to come along too

which makes any day better!!

where do you go to get away from all the madness, traffic and noise?

my advise:  Go there!

 then just stand still.  

It is good for the soul

be still and know that He is God

March 27, 2010

heading out to deeper waters

turquoise 

aqua

royal blue

mint green

these are the colors of my sea

the deeper you go 

the deeper the blue

they don't call it the deep blue sea

for nothing!   

yesterday we rented a boat at turquoise bay

and headed out to the reef

alejandro, our guide has lived on the

island for over 25 years and knows 

the reef like you and i know our neighborhoods.

it was amazing!

he took us to an area that was affected by an earthquake.

you could see a huge crack in the coral,

we didn't see alot of fish but the reef was

alive with color:

mustard yellow ,

deep purple sea fans.

orange brain coral

light blue coral tubes

and sea fans of so many brilliant colors

waving gracefully against the backdrop 

of the aqua that i was at times

overwhelmed with the beauty!

we also saw a lion fish which will need to be declared 

to the marine park as they are very aggressive 

and eat little fish and they aren't welcome

in the area.

all in all 

it was a fantabulous day

and our guests had a total blast!!